Person · 1852–1889
Jan Matzeliger
Invented the automated shoe-lasting machine that revolutionized footwear manufacturing and slashed shoe prices. Born in Suriname; worked and died in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Inventor. Invented the automated shoe-lasting machine that revolutionized footwear manufacturing and slashed shoe prices. Born in Suriname; worked and died in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Invented the automated shoe-lasting machine that revolutionized footwear manufacturing and slashed shoe prices. Born in Suriname; worked and died in Lynn, Massachusetts.